Paper holder



Nov. 16, 1937. w. HENsoN ET Al. Y 2,099,268

PAPER HOLDER Filed Aug. 26, 1956 N. A522601@ JT Patented Nov. 1e, 1937 This invention relates toa 4carrier for a roll V,of paper upon which memoranda may Vbe written. 'Milt isan object of the invention to so form the paper holder that a roll of paper Amaybe mount'- edin' aY tubular housing and the` shaft of the' roll of paper' yieldably held-'against i rotationgin yan unvvinding direction. Therefore, the paper may be Withdrawn and 'notes' vvrittenthereon and the strip of paper re'Wound about the roller,v for, ifsfo desired,va portion ofthestrip of paper may. be drawn o ofthe `roll and detached therefrom Aeitherfloefore or after being Written upon.,l 'A

The invention is illustrated' in the accompanying ldrarrvvying, wherein.

Figure 1 indicatedV in general by the numeral 2, an Vauto-l matic pen-cil, indicated in general by thepnumeral 3, and a paper roll carrier 4 which is housed Within the body portion or barrel of the automatic pencil and a portion of the fountain pen barrel when the automatic Vpencil and the fountain pen are thrust into the casing I. The barrel 5 of the fountain pen fits snugly Within the sleeve or casing I with a thickened portion projecting from one end of the casing and defining a shoulder 6 for engaging the end of the tubular casing and limiting movement of the fountain pen'barrel into Y the casing. Companion threaded portions are provided upon the fountain pen barrel and Within the casing, as shown at "I, so that When the fountain pen barrel is thrust into the tubular casing and then turned to effect engagement of the companion threaded 1 portion, the fountain pen will be securely but dej tachablyheld in engagementv with the casing.

,The automatic pencil alsorhas a barrel 8 which ts snugly Within-the casing I, and the portion 9 of this barrel which projects from the casing at the opposite end thereof from the fountain pen is externally thickened to provide an annu# Y Y lar shoulder I0 to limit inward movement of the p is a longitudinal sectional viewV through theV combined pen, pencil, and paperY Theother end of the roller is rotatably received Companion` providediri `oipifinritune'barrel of the pencil.l may be` securely `but releasably held in the tubulareasing. It .Willthus be seenfthat the-foun- .tanfpenlfandthe automatic pencil maybe thrust into thi-Y tubularlcasing from opposite ends 5 thereofland securely but detachably held therein With inner endsof the barrels 5 and 3 contacting With'each ,other intermediate the length o ,ffthe tubular casingfand'the inner end portion Y ber l2, forndlprigitudinany'in .the barrel of the penciland of suchQdifa eter that thepaper-lfiold` er |4. jmayl'bez, housed chamber I2. i

,'Ivhepaper holder-fis constructed, as illustrated in'detail in Figures 2, 3 and 4. This paper'holder,

Vwhich is indicated in general by Vthe numeral 4, has a cylindrical barrel 51 having one end open and internallythreaded, as shown at 53, to receive an externally threaded closure plug 59.

At its other end the barrel is formed With a head 20 Y Y having a central opening through which ex-V tends the neck 6I of a block 62 which is substantially cylindrical in shape and fits snugly in the barrel 51. A bore 63 is formed through the block 62 axially thereof with its inner end 25;

in the socket 1I formed centrally of the plug 59. Therefore,the roller will be mounted between the plug and the stem and the paper may be drawn outwardly through the slot 'I2 formed in the casing. vIn order to yieldably 'resist rotation of the roller in a direction to unwind the paper, there hasbeen provided a spring 'I3 of the helical type which is coiled about the stem Within the bore 63 and has its inner end anchored to the headY 66 and its outer end embedded in the neck 6I of the block.A A tongue I4 which is cut from the barrel and extends circumferentially thereof engages a shoulder'IE of the block andprevents ro" tation of the'block iny one direction. Therefore, when the stem is turned to tensionl the spring, the block will be held against rotation by tension ofthe spring and this spring Will act to Vresist rotation of the roller in a direction tounwind the paper and cause the roller to be turned in aV Winding direction torewind the paper after hav- 55 {iserving'las 'al closure for the; cham- .'10y

upon the shank 16.

ing notes Written thereon. The portion of the stem Which projects from the neck of the block is squared, as shown at 16, to provide a shank which extends through a cap 18 and has its outer end headed, as shown at 19, to retain the cap Y A squared opening 80 is formed in the cap to receive the squared'shank 16 of the stem 65 and cause the stem Vto turn with the cap and in order to prevent retrograde rotation of the cap by the helical spring 13 after the spring has been Wound, there have been provided pawls 8| which pivot about pins 82 and are adapted to engage cooperating ratchet teeth 83 formed upon the neck 6I of the block 60. It Will thus be seen that since the block 62is held against rotation in one direction by the tongue' 14 and the cap is held against retrograde rotation by the pawls 8|, the spring will be maintained under tension after it has beenY wound and the strip of paper 10 may be drawn outwardly through the slot 12, memoranda Written thereon and the paper then rewound upon the roller. If so desired, the portion of the paper drawn outwardly may be torn 01T either before or after a memorandum has been Written thereon.

When use of the paper is desired, the pencil may be unscrewed from the tubular sleeve, the paper holder withdrawn and eitherrthe pen or the pencil used for Writing upon the portion of the paper Withdrawn from the paper holder. It Will be obvious that, if so desired, the pen may be unscrewed from the tubular sleeve I inrorder to remove the paper holder and it will also be obvious that after the paper holder has been removed, the pen or the pencil which was removed in order to permit access to the paper holder may be returned to its position in the tube before Writing upon the paper.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

In a device of the character described, a paper holder comprising a cylindrical casing formed with va longitudinally extending slot,'aV bearing at one end of said casing, a block in the other end portion of said casing having a neck extending through the opening in the head of the casing,rmeans to prevent rotation of the block in one direction, the block being formed With an `axially extending bore, a stem rotatably received inthe bore of said block and having its inner end formed with a clutch member, a papervroller extending longitudinally in said casing with one endY journaled in said bearing and its other end formed with` a clutch member for engaging the clutch member of said stem, a helical spring coiled about said stem Within the bore of said block with oneend anchored to the stem and its other end anchored to the block, a cap tting about the outer end portion of said stem and held against rotation thereon, theneck of said block being formed with ratchet teeth, and pawls carriedY by said cap for engaging the ratchet teeth of said neck to hold the cap and stem against retrograde rotationvvhen ,the cap and stem are turned in a direction to Wind and tension said spring. d

WEST HENSON. V ,WILLIAM NELSON, JR. 

